Relationship between maternal obesity and adiposity in adolescents

• Autor(a) principal: FRUTUOSO, Maria Fernanda Petroli
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: BOVI, Ticiane Gonçalez, GAMBARDELLA, Ana Maria Dianezi
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Nutrição
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/9235
• topic: Adolescent; Risk factors; Mothers; Obesity; Adolescência; Fatores de risco; Mães; Obesidade

ObjectiveThis study aimed to describe the relationship between teenager’s adiposity and maternal obesity. MethodsA cross-sectional study was done with 660 teenagers aged 8 to 18 years, of both genders, students of private and public schools of São Paulo. The data were collected by interviews, anthropometric measurements and food intake records. Teenagers’ adiposity was determined by body mass index and regression analyses was used to verify its relationship with maternal obesity adjusted for gender, age, stage of sexual development, energy intake, physical activity, sedentary lifestyle, birth weight and mother’s education level. ResultsMost (64.7%) of the teenagers were female. The mean age was 12.4 years (SD=1.80), aged 8 to 17 years. The prevalence of obesity and overweight was higher in boys. No statistical difference was found between nutritional status and gender. After the adjustments, the data show that children of obese mothers were 4 times more likely to be at risk of obesity than children of normal weight mothers. ConclusionMaternal obesity is a great risk factor for adolescent  obesity